Hugo Villanueva
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| Full name | Hugo Omar Villanueva Clavería | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1939 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 June 2024 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1959–1967 | Universidad de Chile | 133 | |||||||||||||||
| 1967–1969 | UES | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1967 | Chile | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Hugo Omar Villanueva Clavería (9 April 1939 – 23 June 2024) was a Chilean football defender. He was in Chile’s squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
Career[edit]
Villanueva played three games for Chile in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[1] He was also in Chile’s squad for the 1967 South American Championship, playing two times, the game against Paraguay on 22 January being his 21th and last cap with Chile.[2]
At club level, he played for Club Universidad de Chile[3] and for Universidad de El Salvador.[4]
Death[edit]
Villanueva died on 23 June 2024, at the age of 85.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ 1966 FIFA World Cup England Archived 22 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "South American Championship 1967". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Hugo Villanueva". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Hugo Villanueva :: Hugo Villanueva ::". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Hugo Villanueva falleció". Instagram. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
External links[edit]
- Hugo Villanueva at BDFA (in Spanish)
- FIFA profile
- Hugo Villanueva at PartidosdeLaRoja.com (in Spanish)
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